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Qwiz

Qwiz is a company founded in 2018 that aims to help middle and high school students improve in quizbowl. Qwiz was formed by Eric Huff and Josh Rutsky.

Qwiz produces free weekly study guides called Qwiz5, runs in-person and online quizbowl camps, and produces the National Quizbowl Conference.

Camps

Qwiz ran its first camps in the summer of 2019. It added an online camp in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In-person Qwiz camps are offered as four- or seven-day sessions that include subject-specific classes, buzzer practices, and both individual and team competition events. These camps are available as either day camps or boarding camps.

Summer 2019
Host	Location
Ohio Dominican University	Columbus, Ohio
Washington College	Chestertown, Maryland
Bradley University	Peoria, Illinois
Indian Springs School	Pelham, Alabama

Summer 2020
Host	Location
Zoom	online

Summer 2021
Host	Location
Zoom	online
Jacksonville State University	Jacksonville, Alabama
Illinois Wesleyan University	Bloomington, Illinois

Summer 2022
Host	Location
Jacksonville State University	Jacksonville, Alabama
Washington College	Chestertown, Maryland
Ohio Dominican University	Columbus, Ohio
Illinois Wesleyan University	Bloomington, Illinois

Qwiz Academy

In fall 2021, Qwiz launched a series of online courses called Qwiz Academy, which offers subject-specific lessons during the school year.

Season	Offerings
Fall 2021	Ancient History, Physics Essentials
Winter 2022	American Literature, Biology, Composers
Spring 2022	American History (to 1861), World Mythology, Quizbowl Mathematics

Qwiz5

Qwiz has also released a series of study pages called Qwiz5 on its website. The company has an active Twitter Feed that posts quizbowl-related announcements, results, and factoids regularly.

National Quizbowl Conference

Starting in 2021, Qwiz has hosted a National Quizbowl Conference every February. Speakers at the 2021 edition included Chris Chiego and Fred Morlan.

External Links

Qwiz Academy opened Winter 2021

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-'''Qwiz''' is a company founded in 2018 that offers quizbowl summer camps for high school and middle school players.  Qwiz was formed by [[Eric Huff]], Geoffrey Thomas, and Joshua Rutsky, and hosted its first camps in Alabama, Illinois, Ohio, and Maryland during the summer of 2019.
+{{Infobox
+  |Name = Qwiz
+  |Image = Qwiz.png
+  |nostats = 1
+}}
-Qwiz camps are offered as four- or seven-day sessions that include subject-specific classes, buzzer practices, and both individual and team competition events.  These camps are available as either day camps or boarding camps.
+'''Qwiz''' is a company founded in 2018 that aims to help middle and high school students improve in quizbowl. Qwiz was formed by [[Eric Huff]] and [[Josh Rutsky]].
-Qwiz has also released a series of study pages called ''Qwiz5'', which are accessible via the company website.  It also has an active Twitter Feed that posts quizbowl-connected announcements, results, and factoids regularly.
+Qwiz produces free weekly study guides called Qwiz5, runs in-person and online quizbowl camps, and produces the [[National Quizbowl Conference]].
+== Camps ==
+Qwiz ran its first camps in the summer of 2019. It added an online camp in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.
+In-person Qwiz camps are offered as four- or seven-day sessions that include subject-specific classes, buzzer practices, and both individual and team competition events. These camps are available as either day camps or boarding camps.
+{| class="wikitable"
+|+ Summer 2019
+|-
+! Host !! Location
+|-
+| [[Ohio Dominican University]] || Columbus, Ohio
+|-
+| [[Washington College]] || Chestertown, Maryland
+|-
+| [[Bradley University]] || Peoria, Illinois
+|-
+| [[Indian Springs School]] || Pelham, Alabama
+|}
+{| class="wikitable"
+|+ Summer 2020
+|-
+! Host !! Location
+|-
+| Zoom || online
+|-
+|}
+{| class="wikitable"
+|+ Summer 2021
+|-
+! Host !! Location
+|-
+| Zoom || online
+|-
+| [[Jacksonville State University]] || Jacksonville, Alabama
+|-
+| [[Illinois Wesleyan University]] || Bloomington, Illinois
+|}
+{| class="wikitable"
+|+ Summer 2022
+|-
+! Host !! Location
+|-
+| [[Jacksonville State University]] || Jacksonville, Alabama
+|-
+| [[Washington College]] || Chestertown, Maryland
+|-
+| [[Ohio Dominican University]] || Columbus, Ohio
+|-
+| [[Illinois Wesleyan University]] || Bloomington, Illinois
+|}
+== Qwiz Academy ==
+In fall 2021, Qwiz launched a series of online courses called Qwiz Academy, which offers subject-specific lessons during the school year.
+{| class="wikitable"
+|-
+! Season !! Offerings
+|-
+| Fall 2021 || Ancient History, Physics Essentials
+|-
+| Winter 2022 || American Literature, Biology, Composers
+|-
+| Spring 2022 || American History (to 1861), World Mythology, Quizbowl Mathematics
+|}
+== Qwiz5 ==
+Qwiz has also released a series of study pages called Qwiz5 on its website. The company has an active Twitter Feed that posts quizbowl-related announcements, results, and factoids regularly.
+== National Quizbowl Conference ==
+Starting in 2021, Qwiz has hosted a [[National Quizbowl Conference]] every February. Speakers at the 2021 edition included [[Chris Chiego]] and [[Fred Morlan]].
-Starting in 2021, Qwiz has hosted a National Quizbowl Conference every February. Speakers at the [https://www.qwizbowl.com/replay 2021 edition] included [[Chris Chiego]] and [[Fred Morlan]].
-In Fall 2021, Qwiz launched a series of online courses called Quiz Academy, which offers subject-specific lessons during the school year.
 == External Links ==
 * [http://www.qwizbowl.com Qwiz website]
+* [https://www.qwizbowl.com/qwiz5 Qwiz5 page]
 {{c|National Organizations}}{{c|Stubs}}
+Qwiz Academy opened Winter 2021